Weather & Climate
Name the four types of precipitation
Rain, Snow, Sleet & Hail
What word means water vapor in the air?
Humidity
A barometer is a tool used to measure?
Measures air pressure
What is the tool used to measure wind speed?
An anemometer
What tool is used to measure temperature?
A thermometer
How is climate different than weather?
Weather is day to day, hour to hour. Climate is weather conditions over a long period of time
What does a weather map tell you?
Weather conditions over a specific area
What is a stationary front?
A weather system that doesn't move very quickly. it stays around
What type of front brings stormy weather?
A warm fornt
What type of front brings thunder and tornadoes?
A cold front
Does weather change on a daily basis?
Yes, weather does change depending on the fronts that mvoe in
What type of front has blue triangles?
Cold front
What type of front has red half cirlces?
Warm Front
What are the three parts of the water cycle.
Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation
What type of front has blue triangles and red half moons?
Stationary front
What type of front has purple triangles and purple half moons.
Occluded front
What is the process when liquid turns to gas?
Evaporation
What is the process of gas to liquid?
Condensation
Snow, sleet and hail are possible forms of precipitation when the temperature is below______ degress?
32
The term climate means ?
The usual weather in a place over a long period of time
What is the driving force of weather on Earth?
Sun
Who are meterologists?
A person with specialized education "who uses scientific principles to explain, understand, observe, or forecast the earth's atmospheric phenomena and/or how the atmosphere affects the earth and life on the planet."
What causes changes in the weather?
Air masses move and meet
The amount of water of drinking water on Earth hasn't changed?
No. Becasue of the water cycle it is constantly being cycled.
What type of conditions do Continental Tropical air mass bring ?
A type of tropical air produced by the subtropical ridge over large areas of land and typically originate from low-latitude deserts such as the Sahara Desert in northern Africa,